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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: Joe Mattison Message: There are times when I'm totally perplexed. Completely "stupid" and "shocked" when I read or hear of something that is so far outside of reasonable...that I...lose it sometimes. To all, I apoligize for that obvious "retired now" mentality....but I have to reaffirm...that in my heart, and in my brain...the safety of what we do in the Ranger Course..starting with Benning and finishing with Florida...has to make sense. I make no personalized accusations, and I don't want to live in the past...but I do want to "suggest" to all who are in "Command" in the different phases of the overall Ranger Course...that they do a "risk assessmet" of all training within their Command as well as Command "influence", and make sure that what we are doing with regards to Ranger training is in the categories of: 1. It makes sense 2. It isn't about "me" 3. It supports the overall training plan of the Ranger Course. 4. It supports the overall objective of what we want Ranger Course Graduates to be able to accomplish in a regular Army Troop Assignment. 5. Is what we are doing..."SAFE" within reasonable parameters that puts our Ranger Course Students in a position of being able to complete the task to be trained, at the performance expected, and compared to the physical and mental ability that the student is at given the lack of food and sleep which is a significant factor within each phase of training and has residual/carry over from one phase to the next, within the entire spectrum of the Ranger Course being 64 days in training. If I have hurt your heads, I'm sorry. Joe |
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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: Tom Wilburn Message: I will be home in mid November......hunting vicinity of Locust Gap on the TVD for a few days. Folks are welcome to share the Camp 22-25 November if all goes as planned. Take care,Tom |
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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: Al Parten Message: Thanks for fixing the problem Bob. Good Job |
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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: Joe Mattison Message: Al, before the "crow" too loud and long, make sure you check out the possibilities of the Milk Man and the Post Man! Just kidding, congrats, "Grandpa". Joe |
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Posted: 12/31/1969 Name: Joe Mattison Message: I'm looking for some help from Rangers. I've been in touch lately with the Editor of Static Line, and basically, I'm told that the Ranger Column is "wide open" and I can write just about anything I want to, except stay away from Religion and Politics. That makes sense. What I need to know, is what do all of you want to have written? What are your interests? Where are your stories? What do you want to read about? I can start with a blank computer screen, and go from there, but I'd rather have Rangers tell me what they want to have published, or what they want to read about. Need some help Rangers. Go direct and give me a message. jjmattison@verizon.net |
